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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Equiano when he is kidnapped?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

2. Why does Equiano stop eating on the slave ship?
(a) He has stomach flu.
(b) He is depressed.
(c) He does not like the food.
(d) He hopes if he loses weight no one will want to buy him.

3. What punishment does Equiano get for accidentally killing an animal?
(a) He is ordered to take care of all the animals for a month.
(b) He is forced to sleep with the animals.
(c) He is scolded.
(d) He is grounded for a month.

4. How are Eboe children named?
(a) Every son is named after his father.
(b) The Embrenche name all the children.
(c) A name is drawn from a hat.
(d) Based on something that happened around the time of their birth.

5. When Equiano is kidnapped, what do the kidnappers do to keep him quiet?
(a) Threaten him with a gun.
(b) Drug him.
(c) Put him in a sack.
(d) Cover his mouth with duct tape.

Short Answer Questions

1. What European characteristic does Equiano say helps prove that Europeans and Africans are related?

2. What do the crew do to Equiano when he refuses to eat?

3. What does Equiano say that Biblical scholars have said about Africans?

4. What animal does Equiano accidentally kill with a pebble?

5. What does Equiano think is "magic" on the slave ships?

(see the answer key)

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